I’ll Be Right Here A Novel

National Bestseller and New York Times Bestseller

Some families are born. Others are built, one fierce, tender moment at a time.

Amy Bloom—the New York Times bestselling author of In Love and White Houses—delivers a sweeping, intimate portrait of an unconventional family that will lodge itself in your heart. I’ll Be Right Here follows Gazala, a young woman who arrives in New York alone after World War II, carrying the weight of survival and the hope of reunion. When she finds her brother Samir and befriends two spirited sisters, Anne and Alma, they form a found family that defies every convention—and becomes the anchor for generations to come.

This is a novel about the lawlessness of love: Anne leaves her husband for his sister. A granddaughter joins a throuple. Through decades of joy, heartbreak, passion, and everyday grace, these four friends—the “Greats”—stand by one another with humor, stubbornness, and unwavering devotion. Bloom’s prose “shimmers” (Los Angeles Times), capturing the absurdities and fragile beauty of life with empathy and insight.

I’ll Be Right Here is a celebration of how we choose to live, love, and protect the people who matter most—even when the world tells us we shouldn’t. Perfect for readers who loved The Cliffs or anyone seeking a story that honors the messy, magnificent ways we become family.

“Amy Bloom is at the height of her powers in this epic tale.” —J. Courtney Sullivan

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